Putin's Plans

Russian President Vladimir Putin must have been listening to the Who this weekend. "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss," the British rockers once sang.

Earlier today, Putin offered some of his clearest statements to date on his plans after he steps down as president at the end of his second term early next year. He said he would lead the candidate list of the dominant United Russia Party in December parliamentary elections, suggesting he could later become prime minister. Mr. Putin called a proposal that he...